Workday to buy HiredScore amid mixed Q4
Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday, said the company saw "continued momentum with full platform customer wins and expansions within our base."
Where we work, how we work, when we work, what we work on, and why we work has changed. The top people executive must craft a culture and environment which allows five generations of workers from digital natives to digital immigrants to work well with each other. Additional challenges include managing increasing regulation, collaboration, knowledge transfer, and talent management for an increasingly diverse workforce. Constellation's research and advisory offerings deliver a broad view on the organizational culture, incentives and technologies required for success.
Carl Eschenbach, CEO of Workday, said the company saw "continued momentum with full platform customer wins and expansions within our base."
Workday said Carl Eschenbach will become CEO of the company Feb. 1. Eschenbach had been co-CEO with Aneel Bhusri since 2022.
Enter AI And The Real Fourth Industrial Revolution
Running out of ideas to inspire, a false fourth industrial revolution was coined by the World Economic Forum. The move to digitization and digital transformation was a necessary half-step to the move towards AI. While some will now profess that the Fifth Industrial revolution is AI, AI is more exponential than the internet or the fake fourth industrial revolution. The dawn of the fourth industrial revolution begins with AI. This Cognitive Era will be with us for decades to come. Constellation Research has seen a projected CAGR of 19.8% in global AI IT spending from $151 billion to $490.6 billion by 2030.
The World Economic Forum's Four Themes Seek To Rebuild Trust
The 54th annual convening at Davos brings 2700 delegates from over 130 countries to officially attend the World Economic Forum’s event. Meanwhile, an additional 5000 individuals join events around Davos in a series of programing known as UnDavos. This year’s official Davos proceedings center on four main themes:
Two Year IPO Drought Coming To An End
In 2023, only 148 companies completed an initial public offering (IPO). This was the worst year on record and followed a 15% decline from the number of IPO's in 2022, another disappointing year. In 2023, ARM was the sole blockbuster tech IPO.
After a brutal two years with a paucity of tech IPOs, the market is poised for a resurgence in 2024.